October 2018
Barriers to Birth Control: Why more women aren’t using LARC
Long-acting reversible contraceptives are a highly effective, but perhaps underutilized, method of birth control. In this issue of WMJ, authors of 2 articles explore their history, efficacy and potential barriers to their widespread use.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
Letter to the Editor
Thoughts on ‘The Clinical Significance of Relative Bradycardia’
Ajay Kumar Mishra, MD; Kamal Kant Sahu; Kranis Mark
As I See It
Essential Oils: Initiating a Resident Wellness Program at a Community Hospital
Peter J. Polewski, MD, MA
In This Issue
Sixty Years After the Pill, Medicine Still Needs To Make Progress
John J. Frey III, MD, WMJ Medical Editor
Original Research
Health Care Barriers to Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in Wisconsin
Emily M. Olson, MD; Renee D. Kramer, MPH; Crystal Gibson, MPH; Cynthia K. Wautlet, MD, MPH; Nicholas B. Schmuhl, PhD; Deborah B. Ehrenthal, MD, MPH
Review
A Review of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Methods and Barriers to Their Use
Melyssa Baron; Beth Potter, MD; Sarina Schrager, MD, MS
Historical Review
The Legacy of the Seminal Publication by Guillain, Barré, and Strohl: The History Behind the Eponym
Andrew J. Waclawik, MD
Brief Report
The Effect of Understanding Issues of Personal Finance on the Well-being of Physicians in Training
Peter Connelly, MD; Cassandra List, MD
Case Reports
Diabetes Mellitus—Not Just Type 1 or Type 2 Anymore
Aiman Riaz, MD; Michael J. Dolan, MD, FACP
Familial Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy: Clinical and Echocardiographic Features Including Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings
Tahir Tak, MD, PhD; Umesh Sharma, MD, MBA; Swetha Karturi, MD; S. Michael Gharacholou, MD
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia: A Case of Unexplained Hypoxia
Nathan Marzlin, MD; Sara Dunbar, DO; Michael Cinquegrani, MD
Your Profession
Dean’s Corner
Shared Knowledge in Precision Cancer Care
Mark E. Burkard, MD, PhD; Robert N. Golden, MD
Metastar Matters
Wisconsin Health Care Making Progress Toward CMS Quality Strategy Goals, Part II
Kristin Westphal, MS; Jody Rothe, RN
Your Practice
The Safety of Consistency in a Changing World
W. Stancil Starnes, JD